sexfaces enlist all the d.c. punk baddies for their “s.c.u.m.” video
At the boxing gym, the Scum Gang collides with the Chad Gang in a war against the patriarchy.
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punk this week: home front, tony molina, clickbait + 25 more
Fast recommendations of sick punk records. No paywall since I didn’t write much.
on deadline with optic sink
How the Memphis band—one of the best in the country—made their best album yet with a little help from their friends.
punk this week podcast 58: squint + total sham
Pigeon Pit, Wiccans, and long-awaited encounters with rare OOP Blu-rays.
punk this week: wiccans, pigeon pit, cosmic psychos + 15 more
The new Total Sham rules. The archival Teengenerate live album is unbelievable. It’s another phenomenal week for punk records.
punk this week podcast 57: puppet wipes + blue zero
Optic Sink, Gumm, Radioactivity, Abism, and of course, Halloween chat.
playlist: the best punk songs of october 2025
Running down an unbelievable month for punk music, plus a blog about “how it’s going.”
punk this week: optic sink, puppet wipes, radioactivity + 14 more
Dorothy Fuzz, Abism, Retail Simps, Snörkler, the Boojums, and a whole pile of great hardcore. Happy Halloween!
punk this week podcast 56: sprgrs + buio omega
A pod that asks the questions: Are the Cleveland Browns named after mustard? What’s it like to have a psychedelic freakout in Tuscon?
baby tyler uncompromisingly pursues his dreams
For over a decade, Tyler Fassnacht has been putting out records and leaving it all on stage. With the release of his new album, he discusses what “success” looks like in punk.
punk this week: the smarthearts, buio omega, brainbombs + 25 more
Kid Congo Powers, Greg Wheeler & the Poly Mall Cops, No Time, kotskat, Liiek, a new Lumpy Halloween tape, and so much more.
see/saw jukebox 06: ekko astral
The band discuss their new single “Horseglue” and add some outstanding records to the jukebox.
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punk this week podcast 55: citric dummies + good luck
Elmo demands freedom for Poland. We demand you listen to these sick new records.
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nyc’s bread & roses fest was a diy utopia
Thirty bands, undisclosed locations, ice cream cones, makeshift rain solutions, and blissful debauchery in NYC.
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punk this week: citric dummies, baby tyler, twisted teens, destiny bond + 14 more
Citric Dummies’ masterpiece, plus can’t-miss records by Imploders, SOGA, and more.
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punk this week podcast 54: black eyes + shakti
A bunch of hardcore and a live taste review of Reggie! Bar’s reboot.
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snooper and the sweat equity of world building
The hard-touring and always-working Nashville band on their new album Worldwide and being called out for their supposed lack of work ethic.
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punk this week: possible humans, black eyes, shakti + 17 more
A new loosie from Eddy Current Suppression Ring. An LP from Tokyo’s Angel Face. Abism! Endless Joy! Segundos Auxilios!
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see/saw jukebox 05: no age’s randy randall
Three more perfect punk records enter the fictional jukebox, including a proto-punk classic.
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playlist: the best punk songs of september 2025
Protect your energy, but when the time is right, expend expend expend.
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punk this week podcast 53: snooper + bb bomb
Revealed this episode: If either host of this podcast is at Menards, they immediately text the other one a selfie.
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added dimensions’ sarah everton reveals her added dimensions
The Richmond-via-Philly artist on her new album Jane From Preoccupied America and what she’s learned about running a band.
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punk this week: snooper, split system, the etters + 14 more
An abbreviated column featuring some exceptional records.
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punk this week podcast 52: added dimensions + silo kids
Recorded (in part) live from Memphis during Gonerfest, there’s a lot of psychological Kermit reckoning in this episode.